GKYC Tool Design Lead (m/f/d)

The KYC Capability Design Lead plays a critical role in the successful delivery of a large-scale transformation programme focused on building a group-wide Know Your Customer (KYC) solution.

GKYC Design Lead

Remote in UK

£700pd Inside IR35

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

The KYC Capability Design Lead plays a critical role in the successful delivery of a large-scale transformation programme focused on building a group-wide Know Your Customer (KYC) solution. This role is responsible for leading the design and implementation of KYC capabilities that align with regulatory expectations and organisational risk appetite.

• Lead the design and prototyping of KYC capabilities in collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Provide contextual guidance to requirements teams and support solution design activities.

• Engage stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment and understanding of the capability design approach.

• Collaborate with the Design Function Lead and other capability designers to ensure cohesive and efficient solutions.

• Identify and propose pragmatic design options that balance compliance, business needs, and tight delivery timelines.

• Contribute to the development of design best practices and frameworks within the transformation programme.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the AML/KYC domain, with a strong focus on design and delivery.

• In-depth understanding of financial crime regulations, industry standards, and risk appetite frameworks.

• Proven track record in leading design teams or managing the design of KYC processes, controls, or platforms.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging senior business and technology partners.

• Solid grasp of the solution development lifecycle, from concept through to implementation

• Experience managing complex projects, including progress tracking, risk identification, and dependency management.

• Highly organised with a passion for delivering end-to-end product outcomes.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with a proactive, solution-focused approach.

• Familiarity with design thinking methodologies and the ability to innovate under constraints.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”